Pakistan Hunting & Sporting Arms Development Company

Pakistan Hunting and Sporting Arms Development Company
Native name
پاکستان شکار اور کھیلوں آرمز ڈویلپمنٹ کمپنی
TypeState-owned, non-profit development company
IndustryFirearms
Industrial development
Founded2008; 18 years ago (2008) in Pakistan
DefunctMay 2024; 2 years ago (2024-05) (merged into KP-EZDMC)
Headquarters,
Area served
Pakistan
OwnerPakistan Industrial Development Corporation
ParentMinistry of Industries and Production
Websitephsadc.org

Pakistan Hunting and Sporting Arms Development Company (PHSADC) was a Pakistani state-owned, non-profit development company set up by the Ministry of Industries and Production as a subsidiary of the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) to upgrade and promote Pakistan's hunting and sporting arms manufacturing sector. It was known for its work with gunsmith clusters in Peshawar and the historic arms-making town of Darra Adam Khel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and for organising the periodic Target and Outdoor Shooting Sports (TOSS) exhibitions in Islamabad.

History

PHSADC was incorporated under section 42 of the Companies Ordinance 1984 as part of a broader programme by the Ministry of Industries and Production to set up sector-specific development companies under PIDC for industries judged to have export potential, including jewellery, furniture and hunting and sporting arms. Later, PHSADC began holding its flagship Target and Outdoor Shooting Sport (TOSS) Show in Islamabad.

In 2024, after several years of financial difficulty, PHSADC was formally merged into the provincial-government-owned Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development and Management Company (KP-EZDMC), where it now operates as a Cluster Development Department.

References

  1. 1 2 "Arms exhibition showcases mostly imported items". Dawn. September 29, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "PHSADC formally merges into KP economic zones company". Associated Press of Pakistan. May 21, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Pakistan-made weapons showcased at exhibition". Dawn. December 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Hunting, sports arms have potential for export". Dawn. December 2012.
  5. ↑ "500 new industrial units set up in KP: EZDMC". Business Recorder. June 24, 2024.